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The main competitions to take place in 2016 included the traditional international combined driving competition (July 9 and 10), the “Grand
Complet” (August 16 and 21), the international combined driving competition (August 25 and 28), not forgetting the “Pin Races”, in early May and early October at
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The decree of 2 July 2015 created the “Établissement Public
Administratif” (a public administrative establishment) named the “Haras national du Pin”: the National Stud was detaching itself from the authority of the IFCE (French Institute for Horses and Riding), in order to be jointly managed by the
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The change within the Haras nationaux (national studs) took place at the end of 2013, when breeding as such, the core of their function, was transferred to the private sector. However, the Haras national du Pin maintained its breeding activities thanks to a private cooperative of breeders, the SCIC
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created the royal studs administration in order to overcome the lack of horses which then prevailed in the entire kingdom; he also wished to improve French equine breeds. The army was then in dire need of horses, and the kingdom was forced to import them from abroad. As soon as the administration
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National Assembly at the very last moment deciding to establish there a “depot of the best stallions in the Kingdom”. Nevertheless, the functions of the Haras were re-established only
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Horse-drawn cars: The stud owns two warehouses full of collectible horse-drawn vehicles, part of the heritage of the Haras
Nationaux. The majority of these vehicles are painted in the colors of the Haras Nationaux: navy-blue and red, with an "H" on the doors. Among those cars is one “Milord” (an
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The tack room of honour: this room presents a fine collection of carriage-driving harnesses, the craftsmanship of which is identical to that of the 19th century. It includes two types of harnesses: English style collars and breast harnesses. There is also a saddle bought by the studs to equip
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The estate today covers over 2,471 acres. The first stables were built starting from 1715 and the first stallions arrived in 1717. The architectural style is equivalent to the one of the “École de
Versailles”, and Pierre Le Mousseux oversaw the works, following plans which had been drawn by
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elegant variation of the
English Cab)— among the four to be found in French public collections; a phaeton; several breaks; a “coupé de voyage”... Those cars ——part of the image of the studs— still carry nowadays all the history and tradition of this three-centuries old institution.
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region, are the star horses of the Pin stud. They are the ones pulling the traditional carriages. Black or grey, these horses weigh between 800 and 1200 kg. At the Pin, they are shown both ridden and in harness, and sometimes presented with 'Hungarian Post' stunts or
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Furioso's grave: the internationally-known horse, Furioso, a
Thoroughbred born in 1939, stood as a stallion at the National Pin Stud from 1946 until his death, in 1967. The ancestor of over 300 horses, including Lutteur B (Olympic champion in 1964 with his rider
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was created, royal stallions were selected and sent out to various areas; they were the only ones allowed to breed. Starting from 1668, the army still lacking in horses, private stallions were also allowed to breed after having been approved of by the State.
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The “École Supérieure du Cheval et de l'Équitation” (“Higher School for Horses and Riding”) is present on the Pin site, having at its disposal high quality training in saddlery, blacksmithing, riding of young horses and combined driving.
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band conducts genetic research on horse breeding. In 2014, four foals, two females and two males, were born from an embryo transfer. This method, the first of its kind in Europe, will enable the maintenance of rare and endangered
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today has fathered many lines of jumping horses of exception. As an honour, Furioso was buried on the estate ; since then, his grave has been constantly covered in flowers.
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